Wagner’s Kindred reinforces UTSA plege

Just got off the phone with Wagner coach Pete Gibbens, who said Wagner safety Derrick Kindred plans to cancel this weekend’s trip to Baylor after reinforcing his commitment to UTSA this morning in a meeting with Roadrunners assistant Perry Eliano.

“He told me and (Eliano) that he wants to go to UTSA,” Gibbens said. “So he’s going to call (Baylor) this afternoon and ask them to quit calling him. Coach Eliano has been with him all along.

“Some of these schools (Gibbens said TCU and Texas State had also been interested), they’ve been coming in a little late. It’s a big honor, but it’s like he wasn’t the first choice. He feels good about (UTSA) and that’s where he’s going to go.”

And then, one last comment that could probably speak for almost everyone involved in recruiting: “I think he’s just ready for it to be over.”

Kindred (5-11, 185) should rank among the better prospects in UTSA’s third recruiting class, which currently stands at 18 known commitments with one more weekend left.

In addition to making 71 tackles at linebacker, Kindred rushed for more than 1,600 yards to earn recognition from the Express-News as the area’s best two-way player in Class 5A. That followed an All-Area junior campaign in which he had 106 tackles and two interceptions.

Gibbens said the Roadrunners recruited Kindred as a safety, where he’d seemingly be a perfect fit for the “dog” role in their 4-2-5.